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scotsmanguide.com > news > rising-renovation-costs-add-new-headwind-for-home-flippers

Rising renovation costs add new headwind for home flippers

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (496+ words) Prices for materials and labor required for home repair and remodeling projects rose at their fastest pace in two years during the second quarter as Iran war impacts tangled global supply chains and caused energy prices to spike. Repair and…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > home-prices-lost-momentum-in-july-as-mortgage-rates-climbed

Home prices lost momentum in July as mortgage rates climbed

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (462+ words) U.S. home prices continued a trend of muted though modest gains in July as Midwest and Northeast markets outperformed counterparts across the South and West. Real estate analytics firm Cotality reported Tuesday that national home prices rose 1.4% year over year in…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > escalating-us-canada-trade-war-heats-up-domestic-housing-debate

Escalating U.S.-Canada trade war heats up domestic housing debate

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (508+ words) The back-and-forth tariff fight between the U.S. and Canada has also heated up the ongoing debate over what impact the increased costs will have on housing materials. On Tuesday, Canada put in place new tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. imports,…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > hospitality-and-office-property-sales-up-strongly-in-july

Hospitality and office property sales up strongly in July

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (346+ words) The hospitality and office sectors enjoyed stellar sales increases in July, according to a commercial real estate report from Colliers. While overall commercial real estate sales were nearly flat in July, with volume of $36.3 billion down 1% from last year, the…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > housing-inventory-grows-as-sales-momentum-fades-in-august

Housing inventory grows as sales momentum fades in August

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) On the purchase side of the U.S. housing market, listing activity in August offered mixed signals as mortgage borrowing costs climbed above year-ago levels, according to Realtor.com’s latest monthly housing report. Active listings were 1.2% higher in August compared to July,…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > self-storage-sector-begins-to-stabilize-after-years-of-overbuilding

Self-storage sector begins to stabilize after years of overbuilding

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) The self-storage sector, which has suffered from overbuilding following a pandemic-era construction boom, may be seeing new signs of life in 2026. Occupancy rates and in-place rents increased in the second quarter, prompting industry leaders to raise full-year same-store guidance, according…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > doj-fbi-thwart-hacker-network-used-to-breach-the-fed

DOJ, FBI thwart hacker network used to breach the Fed, critical infrastructure

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (549+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI announced Wednesday they have disrupted a hacking operation based in China responsible for breaching the Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, NASA, the U.S. Senate and the DOJ itself, in addition to other healthcare and…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > new-home-sales-tumble-in-july-as-demand-dries-up

New-home sales tumble in July as demand dries up

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (710+ words) Closed contracts on newly built homes plunged 10.5% on a monthly basis in July, recording an annualized pace of 607,000 units. That is more than 6% lower than a year ago, according to the data release from the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > us-home-prices-flat-in-june

U.S. home prices flat in June, extending cooling trend

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (466+ words) The FHFA’s latest Home Price Index (HPI) showed house prices rose 0.3% from April through June, compared to 0.5% growth during the first quarter and 0.8% during the fourth quarter of 2025. Prices increased 2.1% on a year over year basis in the second quarter,…...

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scotsmanguide.com > news > zillow-redfin-settle-antitrust-suits-with-ftc-and-five-states

Zillow, Redfin settle antitrust suits with FTC and five states

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (621+ words) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Monday it is filing a stipulated order in Eastern Virginia District Court resolving an antitrust complaint against Zillow and Redfin from last September, which alleged they colluded to suppress advertising competition. Among other things, the…...